Sandy Sansing speaks on success By Sarah Richards Fifty plus years ago, Sandy Sansing was a student at Pensacola State College (PSC). He went to Pensacola High School and worked at the Jitney Jungle on 12th Avenue, where he bagged groceries on the weekend during his freshman and sophomore years at PSC. “Back...
86,400 seconds of fear
By Aleece Jarman While most people frantically run from disaster, my boyfriend races towards it. As the girlfriend of a firefighter, I spend every second while he is on duty constantly worried about what could happen. Hurricane Michael only increased those feelings. The night of Tuesday, October 10th, I found it even harder...
Club Spotlight: The African-American Student Association
By Jaylen Boyd The African -American Student Association(AASA) is part of a larger group. This organization is the Florida African-American Student Association (FAASA). The group often travels out to institutions where they meet with other regions and their colleges. The fall leadership institution is coming up and the group will be heading out. ...
PSC’s Got Talent!
By Sarah Richards Eleven contestants participated in PSC’s Got Talent!, sponsored by Student Activities and put on by the Assistant Coordinator of Student Engagement & Leadership, Jessi Brown. Abigail Bott won first place for her rendition of “I’d Rather Be Me” (featured in the original Broadway cast of Mean Girls, sang by Barrett Wilbert Weed). Bott received two free tickets...
Day of Caring
By Shannon Baldree As a brand new nursing student, my brain is typically focused on one of two thoughts: What day of the week is it? Or what’s going to be on our next exam? I can usually answer both of those questions despite my recent lack of sleep. Today was Friday, and we didn’t have an exam. In fact,...
Speak up, vote, voice your opinion
Floridians have an important decision to make this November when they head to the polls, and it’s not just to elect the state’s governor. If you choose, you can restore a felon’s right to vote. The Voting Restoration Amendment, which will be amendment number 4 on the ballot, will give voters the chance to decide if felons will regain their...
When comic meets tragic: Funny girl brightens PSC campus
By Sarah Richards Leanna Conley’s advice to those who want to be humorists, whether in stand-up or sitting behind a desk, is “self-awareness…to be humorous, tell the truth, know yourself, and don’t worry about being funny. It will flow if you be honest about your story.” For author, humorist, and stand-up comic Conley, humor is “getting the strength...